The U.S. State of Oklahoma currently has 28 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On March 6, 2020, the OMB delineated six combined statistical areas, five metropolitan statistical areas, and 17 micropolitan statistical areas in Oklahoma. As of 2023, the largest of these is the Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK CSA, comprising the area around Oklahoma City, Oklahoma's capital and largest city.
Statistical areas
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population, "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core". The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.
The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%. The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.
The 28 United States statistical areas and 77 counties of the State of Oklahoma
| Combined statistical area
|
2023 population (est.)
|
Core-based statistical area
|
2023 population (est.)
|
County
|
2023 population (est.)
|
Metropolitan division
|
2023 population (est.)
|
| Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK CSA
|
1,551,717
|
Oklahoma City, OK MSA
|
1,477,926
|
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
|
808,866
|
none
|
| Cleveland County, Oklahoma
|
301,193
|
| Canadian County, Oklahoma
|
175,829
|
| Grady County, Oklahoma
|
57,375
|
| Logan County, Oklahoma
|
53,029
|
| McClain County, Oklahoma
|
47,072
|
| Lincoln County, Oklahoma
|
34,562
|
| Shawnee, OK μSA
|
73,791
|
Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
|
73,791
|
| Tulsa-Muskogee-Bartlesville, OK CSA
|
1,165,140
|
Tulsa, OK MSA
|
1,044,757
|
Tulsa County, Oklahoma
|
682,868
|
| Rogers County, Oklahoma
|
100,248
|
| Wagoner County, Oklahoma
|
89,280
|
| Creek County, Oklahoma
|
73,332
|
| Osage County, Oklahoma
|
46,130
|
| Okmulgee County, Oklahoma
|
37,035
|
| Pawnee County, Oklahoma
|
15,864
|
| Muskogee, OK μSA
|
66,677
|
Muskogee County, Oklahoma
|
66,677
|
| Bartlesville, OK μSA
|
53,706
|
Washington County, Oklahoma
|
53,706
|
| Lawton-Duncan, OK CSA
|
171,015
|
Lawton, OK MSA
|
127,001
|
Comanche County, Oklahoma
|
121,574
|
| Cotton County, Oklahoma
|
5,427
|
| Duncan, OK μSA
|
44,014
|
Stephens County, Oklahoma
|
44,014
|
| none
|
Stillwater, OK μSA
|
83,352
|
Payne County, Oklahoma
|
83,352
|
| Enid, OK MSA
|
62,023
|
Garfield County, Oklahoma
|
62,023
|
| Weatherford-Elk City, OK CSA
|
61,044
|
Weatherford, OK μSA
|
39,002
|
Custer County, Oklahoma
|
28,266
|
| Washita County, Oklahoma
|
10,916
|
| Elk City, OK μSA
|
22,042
|
Beckham County, Oklahoma
|
22,042
|
| Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK CSA
|
8,654,750 48,967 (OK)
|
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA
|
8,100,037
|
Dallas County, Texas
|
2,635,516
|
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX MD
|
5,462,593
|
| Collin County, Texas
|
1,195,359
|
| Denton County, Texas
|
1,007,703
|
| Ellis County, Texas
|
222,829
|
| Kaufman County, Texas
|
185,690
|
| Rockwall County, Texas
|
131,307
|
| Hunt County, Texas
|
113,347
|
| Tarrant County, Texas
|
2,182,947
|
Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, TX MD
|
2,637,444
|
| Johnson County, Texas
|
202,906
|
| Parker County, Texas
|
173,494
|
| Wise County, Texas
|
78,097
|
| Sherman-Denison, TX MSA
|
146,907
|
Grayson County, Texas
|
146,907
|
none
|
| Athens, TX μSA
|
86,158
|
Henderson County, Texas
|
86,158
|
| Granbury, TX μSA
|
67,774
|
Hood County, Texas
|
67,774
|
| Corsicana, TX μSA
|
55,635
|
Navarro County, Texas
|
55,635
|
| Durant, OK μSA
|
48,967
|
Bryan County, Oklahoma
|
48,967
|
| Gainesville, TX μSA
|
43,782
|
Cooke County, Texas
|
43,782
|
| Sulphur Springs, TX μSA
|
38,172
|
Hopkins County, Texas
|
38,172
|
| Bonham, TX μSA
|
37,571
|
Fannin County, Texas
|
37,571
|
| Mineral Wells, TX μSA
|
29,747
|
Palo Pinto County, Texas
|
29,747
|
| none
|
Ardmore, OK μSA
|
48,596
|
Carter County, Oklahoma
|
48,596
|
| Tahlequah, OK μSA
|
48,185
|
Cherokee County, Oklahoma
|
48,185
|
| Ponca City, OK μSA
|
43,641
|
Kay County, Oklahoma
|
43,641
|
| McAlester, OK μSA
|
43,479
|
Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
|
43,479
|
| Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA
|
231,280 40,291 (OK)
|
Sebastian County, Arkansas
|
129,098
|
| Crawford County, Arkansas
|
61,891
|
| Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
|
40,291
|
| Ada, OK μSA
|
38,396
|
Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
|
38,396
|
| Joplin-Miami, MO-OK-KS CSA
|
235,074 30,287 (OK)
|
Joplin, MO-KS MSA
|
204,787
|
Jasper County, Missouri
|
125,056
|
| Crawford County, Missouri
|
60,677
|
| Cherokee County, Kansas
|
19,054
|
| Miami, OK μSA
|
30,287
|
Ottawa County, Oklahoma
|
30,287
|
| none
|
Altus, OK μSA
|
24,669
|
Jackson County, Oklahoma
|
24,669
|
| Guymon, OK μSA
|
20,371
|
Texas County, Oklahoma
|
20,371
|
| Woodward, OK μSA
|
19,947
|
Woodward County, Oklahoma
|
19,947
|
| none
|
Le Flore County, Oklahoma
|
49,596
|
| Delaware County, Oklahoma
|
41,703
|
| Mayes County, Oklahoma
|
39,889
|
| McCurtain County, Oklahoma
|
30,660
|
| Caddo County, Oklahoma
|
26,214
|
| Garvin County, Oklahoma
|
25,865
|
| Seminole County, Oklahoma
|
23,565
|
| Adair County, Oklahoma
|
19,627
|
| McIntosh County, Oklahoma
|
19,603
|
| Marshall County, Oklahoma
|
15,970
|
| Kingfisher County, Oklahoma
|
15,481
|
| Atoka County, Oklahoma
|
14,525
|
| Craig County, Oklahoma
|
14,494
|
| Choctaw County, Oklahoma
|
14,276
|
| Murray County, Oklahoma
|
13,754
|
| Hughes County, Oklahoma
|
13,436
|
| Haskell County, Oklahoma
|
11,832
|
| Okfuskee County, Oklahoma
|
11,300
|
| Noble County, Oklahoma
|
10,832
|
| Pushmataha County, Oklahoma
|
10,800
|
| Love County, Oklahoma
|
10,296
|
| Johnston County, Oklahoma
|
10,216
|
| Latimer County, Oklahoma
|
9,526
|
| Nowata County, Oklahoma
|
9,438
|
| Woods County, Oklahoma
|
8,564
|
| Blaine County, Oklahoma
|
8,539
|
| Kiowa County, Oklahoma
|
8,398
|
| Major County, Oklahoma
|
7,581
|
| Tillman County, Oklahoma
|
6,869
|
| Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
|
5,673
|
| Greer County, Oklahoma
|
5,466
|
| Jefferson County, Oklahoma
|
5,347
|
| Coal County, Oklahoma
|
5,266
|
| Beaver County, Oklahoma
|
5,018
|
| Dewey County, Oklahoma
|
4,286
|
| Grant County, Oklahoma
|
4,083
|
| Ellis County, Oklahoma
|
3,648
|
| Roger Mills County, Oklahoma
|
3,295
|
| Harper County, Oklahoma
|
3,190
|
| Harmon County, Oklahoma
|
2,392
|
| Cimarron County, Oklahoma
|
2,191
|
| State of Oklahoma
|
4,053,824
|
The 22 core-based statistical areas of the State of Oklahoma
| 2023 rank
|
Core-based statistical area
|
Population
|
| 2023 estimate
|
Change
|
2020 Census
|
Change
|
2010 Census
|
| 1
|
Oklahoma City, OK MSA
|
1,477,926 |
+3.66% |
1,425,695 |
+13.78% |
1,252,987
|
| 2
|
Tulsa, OK MSA
|
1,044,757 |
+2.90% |
1,015,331 |
+8.30% |
937,478
|
| 3
|
Lawton, OK MSA
|
127,001 |
+0.28% |
126,652 |
−2.79% |
130,291
|
| 4
|
Stillwater, OK μSA
|
83,352 |
+2.09% |
81,646 |
+5.55% |
77,350
|
| 5
|
Shawnee, OK μSA
|
73,791 |
+1.85% |
72,454 |
+4.34% |
69,442
|
| 6
|
Muskogee, OK μSA
|
66,677 |
+0.51% |
66,339 |
−6.55% |
70,990
|
| 7
|
Enid, OK MSA
|
62,023 |
−1.31% |
62,846 |
+3.74% |
60,580
|
| 8
|
Bartlesville, OK μSA
|
53,706 |
+2.38% |
52,455 |
+2.90% |
50,976
|
| 9
|
Durant, OK μSA
|
48,967 |
+6.30% |
46,067 |
+8.61% |
42,416
|
| 10
|
Ardmore, OK μSA
|
48,596 |
+1.24% |
48,003 |
+0.94% |
47,557
|
| 11
|
Tahlequah, OK μSA
|
48,185 |
+2.35% |
47,078 |
+0.19% |
46,987
|
| 12
|
Duncan, OK μSA
|
44,014 |
+2.72% |
42,848 |
−4.88% |
45,048
|
| 13
|
Ponca City, OK μSA
|
43,641 |
−0.14% |
43,700 |
−6.15% |
46,562
|
| 14
|
McAlester, OK μSA
|
43,479 |
−0.67% |
43,773 |
−4.50% |
45,837
|
| 15
|
Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA (OK)
|
40,291 |
+2.57% |
39,281 |
−7.34% |
42,391
|
| 16
|
Weatherford, OK μSA
|
39,002 |
−1.10% |
39,437 |
+0.87% |
39,098
|
| 17
|
Ada, OK μSA
|
38,396 |
+0.87% |
38,065 |
+1.53% |
37,492
|
| 18
|
Miami, OK μSA
|
30,287 |
+0.01% |
30,285 |
−4.91% |
31,848
|
| 19
|
Altus, OK μSA
|
24,669 |
−0.47% |
24,785 |
−6.28% |
26,446
|
| 20
|
Elk City, OK μSA
|
22,042 |
−1.64% |
22,410 |
+1.32% |
22,119
|
| 21
|
Guymon, OK μSA
|
20,371 |
−4.74% |
21,384 |
+3.60% |
20,640
|
| 22
|
Woodward, OK μSA
|
19,947 |
−2.55% |
20,470 |
+1.94% |
20,081
|
|
|
Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA
|
231,280 |
+1.79% |
227,213 |
−1.25% |
230,083
|
The six combined statistical area of the State of Oklahoma
| 2023 rank
|
Combined statistical area
|
Population
|
| 2023 estimate
|
Change
|
2020 Census
|
Change
|
2010 Census
|
| 1
|
Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK CSA
|
1,551,717 |
+3.58% |
1,498,149 |
+13.29% |
1,322,429
|
| 2
|
Tulsa-Muskogee-Bartlesville, OK CSA
|
1,165,140 |
+2.73% |
1,134,125 |
+7.05% |
1,059,444
|
| 3
|
Lawton-Duncan, OK CSA
|
171,015 |
+0.89% |
169,500 |
−3.33% |
175,339
|
| 4
|
Weatherford-Elk City, OK CSA
|
61,044 |
−1.30% |
61,847 |
+1.03% |
61,217
|
| 5
|
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK CSA (OK)
|
48,967 |
+6.30% |
46,067 |
+8.61% |
42,416
|
| 6
|
Joplin-Miami, MO-OK-KS CSA (OK)
|
30,287 |
+0.01% |
30,285 |
−4.91% |
31,848
|
|
|
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK CSA
|
8,654,750 |
+6.09% |
8,157,895 |
+19.22% |
6,842,908
|
|
|
Joplin-Miami, MO-OK-KS CSA
|
235,074 |
+1.74% |
231,056 |
+0.91% |
228,969
|